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Travel from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town along the stunning Garden Route. This iconic route passes wildlife reserves, sandy beaches, lush forests, deep gorges, rolling hills, endless vineyards, charming towns, lively cities, and a breathtaking coastline. Includes comfortable accommodation with breakfast and 2 dinners.

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• 11 nights in comfortable hotels and guesthouses
• All breakfasts, 2 dinners
• Tour leader and listed activities
• All local transport

Day 1 Start Port Elizabeth

• The tour begins in Port Elizabeth. You can choose to explore or relax on your first day, depending on when you arrive. In the evening there is a welcome meeting.

Day 2 Game drives in Addo National Park

• Visit Addo Elephant National Park this morning, where you can see over 500 elephants and other wildlife such as black rhinos, leopards, lions, buffalos, hyenas, zebras, antelopes and dung beetles! Enjoy a game drive in a private vehicle with the option of another one (for an extra fee).

Day 3 Drive to Storms River; explore Tsitsikamma

• Travel west to the beginning of the Garden Route at Storms River and Tsitsikamma National Park today. This park is a wonderland of rocky shores, enchanted forests, waterfalls and rivers. Its name comes from a local word that means ‘place of abundant water’. Take a walk in the forest and cross suspension bridges. Spot different kinds of birds in the sea, forest and fynbos (scrubland) habitats.

Day 4 Free day to relax, walk or explore the region

• Spend today at Tsitsikamma. Optional hikes are available plus other activities (some are weather dependent).

Day 5 Morning visit Knysna Heads; afternoon to Oudtshoorn

• Begin the day by visiting Knysna Heads, the two towering sandstone cliffs that mark the entrance of the Indian Ocean into the peaceful Knysna Lagoon. Enjoy some leisure time in town before departing for Oudtshoorn after lunch. There is a dramatic change in the landscape as you drive inland to Little Karoo, a region that is much drier and hotter. Oudtshoorn is famous for its ostrich feather industry and is still the ostrich capital of the world. Tonight, stay at a guesthouse in De Rust, a quiet, rural Karoo village.

Day 6 Visit Cango Caves and Meiringspoort Waterfall

• Today is a full day of exploring Oudtshoorn and its surroundings, starting with the Cango Caves, a vast network of chambers with amazing rock formations. Have lunch at Buffelsdrift, where you can watch elephants, giraffes and springboks come to drink at a waterhole. In the afternoon, visit the stunning Meiringspoort Waterfall and enjoy a short hike in the area.

Day 7 To Hermanus via Mossel Bay

• Head back to the coast for a stop at Mossel Bay and a visit to the Dias Museum complex. This museum shows the influence of early Portuguese explorers on South Africa and has the Post Office Tree (an ancient milkwood tree that was used as a mailbox by seafarers). You then drive to Hermanus, the whale-watching capital of the world!

Day 8 Free day; whale watching in season

• You have a free day to relax and enjoy Hermanus today. If you visit between late August and November, you can spot southern right whales from the shore as they play in Walker Bay, or you can join a boat trip to watch the whales up close. There are also many other activities to choose from, such as hiking, river cruising and lagoon kayaking, which are available all year round.

Day 9 To wine region; afternoon wine tour and on to Cape Town

• Visit the famous South African wine region next, with its long history of winemaking dating back to the 17th century and influenced by French Huguenots. Some of the world’s best wines come from here. You can sample some of these before we head to Cape Town, the Mother City.

Days 10 – 11 Two days exploring Cape Town and surroundings 

• You have two days to explore Cape Town and its surroundings, the most exciting destination in South Africa. As you can only visit the top of Table Mountain if the cloud cover and wind are favourable it is better to buy the cable car tickets on the spot (not included) than to prebook them. You also have the option of visiting Robben Island on one of the days, it is recommended to prebook and pay the tour leader locally. On one of the days, there is a trip down the Cape Peninsula along the Atlantic Seaboard. Pass by Camps Bay, Llandudno and Hout Bay on the way to Cape Point via Chapman’s Peak drive. Visit the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where you can see elands, bonteboks, springboks, wildebeest, baboons and ostriches. The reserve has rugged cliffs, unspoiled beaches, shipwrecks and beautiful flora. Take a two-hour walk in the reserve visiting the old lighthouse for the panoramic views, then on to the new lighthouse, which has spectacular cliff views and down to the Cape of Good Hope. After leaving the park there is a stop at Simon’s Town, a former Royal Navy base, and at Boulders Beach to see the penguin colony.

Day 12 End Cape Town

• On your last day choose between doing a township tour, strolling along the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront or exploring various other parts of Cape Town.